What is your philosophy of life. Why does it make sense to you?
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This is inspired by an interview question by Tim Ferriss. He was asking his guests about their philosophy of life in one or two sentences.<br><br>For example, "You can't lose if you don't have anything."<br><br>Or "Life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it."<br><br>Or "Your best work will be your gift to the world, not remuneration for work. "<br><br>Or "no one ever does anything for only one reason."<br><br>Or " You are not responsible for being born, but you are responsible for dying. "<br><br>Or "My purpose in life is to be a conduit for love. "<br><br>Or "The best revenge is massive success."<br><br>Or "Do less but do it better."<br><br>Or "I believe in yesterday."<br><br>Or "Be true. "<br><br>Or "Life is too short to do shit you don't want to do. "<br><br>Or "Power doesn't corrupt. Power reveals. "<br><br>Or "If you want to make a good first impression, start with a good last impression."<br><br>Or "Courage is not lack of fear, but acting in spite of it. "<br><br>Or "If you're not living on the edge. You're taking up too much space."<br><br>Or "Follow your bliss."<br><br>Or "Patience is also a form of action."<br><br>Or "The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and let it come in."<br><br>Or "The grass is greener where you water it."<br><br>Or "What you need to be the best version of yourself. "<br><br>Or "Do what you fear, and the death of fear is certain. "<br><br>Or "Persistence is extremely important. But sometimes you know you will fail so you just gotta give up. "<br><br>Or "You don't have to be great to start. But you have to start to be great. "<br><br>Or "The key to happiness is not to make one million dollars, it is how to live on $100 a month. "<br><br>Or "Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves. "<br><br>Or "You got to hustle every day. "<br><br>Or "Every bucket has a hole in it. "<br><br>Or "Focus on the process, not on the outcome. "<br><br>Or "I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees. "<br><br>Or "You don't get what you want in life, you get what you are. "<br><br>Or "Do no harm. Do no good. "<br><br>Or "The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams."<br><br>Or "If you can't explain it to a sixth grader, you don't understand it enough yourself. "<br><br>Or "You don't have to be big to be effective. "<br><br>Or "When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive. "<br><br>Or "You got to want to. "<br><br>Or "If people wanted a picture of their soul, they wouldn't ask for a photo shoot, they'd ask for a mirror. "<br><br>Or "You have to believe in yourself before anyone else will. "<br><br>Or "To be free is to live without the worry of tomorrow. "<br><br>Or "Seek first to understand. Then seek to be understood. "<br><br>Or "I need to chill. "<br><br>Or "Life only has as much meaning as you give it."<br><br>Or "Be yourself no matter what. "<br><br>Or "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."<br><br>Or "Life is 4D chess. Don't make a move until you know the outcome. "<br><br>Or "It's not you versus them. It's you versus you. "<br><br>Or "It's not about being the best. It's about being better than you were yesterday. "<br><br>Or "My happiness depends on no one. "<br><br>Or "I'm not a businessman. I'm a business, man. "<br><br>Or "Open your eyes. "<br><br>Or "I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts burning. "<br><br>Or "You have only yourself to blame. "<br><br>Or "How would you behave if you had no shame? "<br><br>Or "You are not healthy unless your mind, body and spirit are all healthy. "<br><br>Or "The best way to get good ideas is to get a lot of ideas. "<br><br>Or "To be great is to go on. "<br><br>Or "The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. "<br><br>Or "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. "<br><br>Or "You choose how you waste your life. "<br><br>Or "The essence is Et Cetera. "<br><br>​
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